Course

West Highland Creek begins in L'Amoreaux Park in Steeles neighbourhood, just west
of Kennedy Road and north of McNicoll Avenue, at an elevation of 185 metres (607
ft). It flows southwest, under McNicoll Avenue into L'Amoreaux neighbourhood, exits
the park and passes under Birchmount Road and Finch Avenue. Just south of Finch
Avenue, West Highland Creek takes in a right tributary unnamed creek. The creek
then turns south and takes in another right tributary unnamed creek. It then turns
southeast into Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan neighbourhood, passes again under Birchmount
Road and into Tam O'Shanter Golf Club. West Highland Creek flows under Kennedy Road
into Agincourt South-Malvern West neighbourhood and under Sheppard Avenue. It heads
south under a grade-separated junction of a Canadian National Railway track (used
by the GO Transit Stouffville line) and a Canadian Pacific Railway mainline. The
creek flows south under Highway 401, loops west then back east under the Canadian
National line, and turns east at the Scarborough RT line west of Midland Avenue. It
passes under Midland into Bendale neighbourhood, then turns south under Ellesmere
Road into Birkdale Ravine Park.

West Highland Creek then flows under Brimley Road into Thomson Memorial Park, then
under McCowan Road into Woburn neighbourhood and further under Lawrence Avenue. It
takes in the right tributary Southwest Highland Creek at an elevation of 138 metres
(453 ft), passes under Bellamy Road, and takes in an unnamed right tributary creek
at an elevation of 136 metres (446 ft). The creek heads east through Cedarbrook
Park, under Markham Road and into Scarboro Golf and Country Club. It then heads
northeast into Highland Creek Park, takes in an unnamed left tributary creek
arriving from Curran Hall Ravine, and passes back under Lawrence Avenue. Finally,
West Highland Creek enters Morningside Park and reaches its mouth at Highland Creek
at an elevation of 99 metres (325 ft).

Geology
The creek travels through a glacial ravine formed after the last ice age.[citation
needed]

Natural history
West Highland Creek is home to several species of fish including trout, carp, and
bass.[citation needed]

Recreation
Lands adjacent to the creek provide significant recreational space for the centre
of Scarborough. These are anchored by L'Amoureaux Park, one of the largest in
Scarborough at 145.3 acres (58.8 ha) and with major sports facilities,[1] and
Thomson Memorial Park. There are also two golf courses: the private Scarboro Golf &
Country Club, 144 acres (58 ha) in area and opened in 1914,[2] and the public Tam
O'shanter.[3] Cycling and walking trails line the entire course of the creek, with
the exception of a central section around Highway 401 and on the private land of
Scarboro Golf & Country Club.[4]

Tributaries
Southwest Highland Creek
See also
List of rivers of Ontario